Moving to the
Digital Songs chart, Lady Gaga is the big news, as her new
"Born This Way" debuts at No. 1 with 448,000 downloads. A staggering number, considering the song was only released to digital retailers on Friday, Feb. 11, so its bow on the chart comes from only three days of sales -- as the tracking week ended on Sunday night (13).
"Born's" 448,000 start is the biggest debut sales week for any song by a woman, and the third-largest among all acts. The two bigger debuts? Flo Rida's "Right Round" (636,000 on Feb. 28, 2009) and the Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" (465,000 on April 18, 2009).
Katy Perry's "Firework" rises 7-2 (170,000; up 40%) -- a gain aided by its tribute on last week's episode of "Glee" -- while
P!nk's "F**kin' Perfect" holds at No. 3 (153,000; down 18%).
The Black Eyed Peas' "The Time (Dirty Bit)" bumps 11-4 (153,000; up 46%), Wiz Khalifa's "Black and Yellow" falls 2-5 (153,000; down 23%) and Cee Lo Green's "F**k You (Forget You)" jumps 12-6 following its Grammy Awards performance (148,000; up 55%). Rihanna's "S&M" whips up the tally 20-7 (145,000; up a whopping 93%) while Mars' "Grenade" slides 5-8 (143,000; up 1%).
Two more debuts populate the top 10 on Digital Songs this week:
Jay Sean's "Hit the Lights" (featuring Lil Wayne) opens at No. 9 (135,000) and Colbie Caillat's "I Do" bows at No. 10 (130,000).
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